Gurcius Gewdner
Gurcius Gewdner, born in 1982, screenwriter, editor and director, stood out early in the Brazilian underground with eschatological-dadaist anti-music performances with his group Os Legais, from the mid-90s onwards. Self-taught, but with an academic background in History, his interest in performance art and experimental music gave rise to the desire to make films, which were born parallel to his musical projects. A multi-faceted filmography: influenced by Christoph Shilingensief, Vera Shitlova, John Waters and the Kuchar brothers, he has several short and medium-length fiction films, including Texas Carlos Massacre (2021), Lieder Die Soldaten Morgen (2019), Bom Dia Carlos (2015, awarded at the Festival des Cinémas Différents de Paris, shown at Fifigrot, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Housecore Horror Festival, among others), Erivaldo: o Astronauta Místico (2013), Freddy Breck Ballet (2010) and Nosferatum (2003, awarded at Cine Esquema Novo). And two feature films that are revered worldwide: Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair (2017, an eschatological monster adventure shown on open TV, on Fantaspoa, Film Panic Presents, New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival, Insólito Film Festival, among others) and Mamilos em Chamas (2008), which in 2024 was listed in the book "Cinema Degli Eccessi" by Andrea Guaia, as one of the 100 most shocking films in the history of cinema, alongside masterpieces of extreme cinema such as Saló, Pink Flamingos, Sweet Movie and Irreversible. Since 1998, Gurcius, in partnership with Petter Baiestorf, has been one of the central figures of Canibal Filmes, the most influential SOV production company of extreme cinema in Brazil, with films such as Zombio 2: Chimarrão Zombies (2013, shown in Sitges, BUT Film Festival, Rojo Sangre, among others), Ninguém Deve Morrer (2009) and the sequel to the cult classic O Monstro Legume do Espaço (1995/2007), a partnership of more than 30 films, including feature-length, medium-length and short films. With performer and director Ligia Marina/Juma Pariri and Colombian activist Margarita Rodriguez Weweli-Lukana, he has been producing a series of experimental indigenous short films, 5 to date, including Hot Air (2023, shown at Echoes Indigenous Film Festival, Māoriland Film Festival, Red Nation International Film Festival, FICCI, Porn Film Festival Berlin, among others), Fôlego Vivo (2021) and Hasta El fin del Mundo (2018). In partnership with legendary photographer and filmmaker Ivan Cardoso, they created a collection of 24 films brought together in the feature film O Baccanal do Diabo (2013, shown in Rotterdam, Karlov Vary, among others) and the experimental O Colírio do Corman (2020). Together with editor Christian Caselli, he put together documentaries with intense archival research such as Ivan O TerriRvel (2019) and Serguei O Psicodélico (2016). He has acted in films such as Tongues of Fire (2024), Black Sea (2013), among others. In music, it is also worth mentioning prolific collaborations with L. Borgia Rosseti and Orquestra Zé Felipe. Parallel to all this, he has a filmography of documentaries about his own creative process, such as the feature film A Nau dos Foos (2021, with appearances by Roger Corman, Olaf Moller and Richard Stanley), Cavalo Marinho vem a Cavalo (2020), Banho Gostoso (2008) and O Triunvirato (2004).
Páscoa Sarnenta
Perdigotos da Discórdia
Sete Gatos Para Calígula
(Calígula)
Atomic Beer
(Pastor)
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
(Host)
Beck 137
Quem é Gurcius Gewdner?
A Revolta do Boêmio
(Spencer trapalhão)
Dark Sea
(Bar Man)
Arrombada - I'll Piss On Your Fucking Grave!!!
(Médico de sua família)
Nobody Must Die
(Ninguém)
Zombio 2
(Pastor Davi)
Mr. Baiestorf's Beach Party
(Gurcius)
A Cool Day with Os Legais
(Self)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Narrador)
Tongues of Fire
(Sofia)
Dead Human Collection
(Dead Gurcius)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Omar)
Manifesto Canibal - How to Make Movies in Times of Crisis and Chaos
(Self)
3 Cortes
Sangue Marginal
O Triunvirato
(Director)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Roger Corman's Voice (voice))
Gurcius Gewdner Show
(The Boss)
Let Your Fans Be Your Distributor!
(Self)
The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
(Rich Filmaker)
The Whore with the Chainsaw
(Demented Editor)
The Frightened President
(Mystic)
Na cabeça de Baiestorf
(Mamilos da Pam Grier)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Self)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Adventure Director)
Capivaras na Noite
(Ele mesmo)
Tropical SOV
(Voz do Rei Cocô - Segmento Viagem à Flora)
Nosferatum
(Psychiatrist)
Flaming Nipples
Poluição dos Mares & Oceanos
(Monstro da Poluição)
Monstrolândia
(Russian on the beach)
Ten Years Without GG Allin
(Deliquent with glasses)
Pressa de te amar
(The Running Man)
Ivan
(Monteiro Lobato on Jesus)
Seahorse comes on horseback
(Self)
New Year's Day
(Offender suporter)
The Population of Colonial Spanish America
(Roberto Maia)
The Life and Death of Reincarnation by Gurcius Gewdner
(Self)
Trash Double
(Voyer)
Nham-Nham, A Criatura
(Nham Nham Voice)
Canibal Filmes em Um Minuto
(Ele mesmo)
Trash! A Série
(Self)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Director)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Writer)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Producer)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Editor)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Director of Photography)
Sete Gatos Para Calígula
(Director)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Editor)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Cinematography)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Writer)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Music)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Producer)
Daddy Mangy
(Associate Producer)
Daddy Mangy
(Editor)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Editor)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Director of Photography)
Tudo Começou quando Mamãe conheceu Papai
(Director)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Producer)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Writer)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
(Writer)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
(Editor)
Nobody Must Die
(Editor)
Nobody Must Die
(Producer)
O Fim do Mundo no Morrinho
(Director)
Perdigotos da Discórdia
(Writer)
Perdigotos da Discórdia
(Director)
Love on Uranus
(Editor)
Sete Gatos Para Calígula
(Writer)
Uptake Fear
(Second Unit Director)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Producer)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Cinematography)
Uptake Fear
(Editor)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Editor)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Writer)
Imaginary Friend
(Director)
Lieder die Soldaten Morgen
(Screenplay)
Lieder die Soldaten Morgen
(Producer)
Lieder die Soldaten Morgen
(Editor)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Associate Producer)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Editor)
A Cool Day with Os Legais
(Producer)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Director)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Original Music Composer)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Writer)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Editor)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Producer)
O Triunvirato
(Editor)
O Triunvirato
(Music)
O Triunvirato
(Cinematography)
O Triunvirato
(Writer)
Banho Gostoso: A Produção de Mamilos em Chamas
(Director of Photography)
O Triunvirato
(Producer)
Homens & Algas
(Editor)
Homens & Algas
(Producer)
Ivan, the TerrirBle
(Editor)
Freddy Breck Ballet
(Writer)
Freddy Breck Ballet
(Editor)
Freddy Breck Ballet
(Producer)
Freddy Breck Ballet
(Director)
The Sweet Advance of the Knife
(Editor)
The Sweet Advance of the Knife
(Associate Producer)
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair
(Director)
Lunch in the Grass
(Director)
Lunch in the Grass
(Writer)
Privadas de Suas Vidas
(Director)
Uptake Fear
(Producer)
Flaming Nipples
(Director)
Pazukids - Edgar em Busca de Carlos na Ilha do Desarrêgo
(Original Film Writer)
The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space 2
(Associate Producer)
The Leguminous Monster from Outer Space 2
(Editor)
Manifesto Canibal - How to Make Movies in Times of Crisis and Chaos
(Editor)
Manifesto Canibal - How to Make Movies in Times of Crisis and Chaos
(Associate Producer)
Love on Uranus
(Associate Producer)
Beck 137
(Editor)
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
(Director)
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
(Editor)
A Invasão dos Canibais Independentes: editando, produzindo e trabalhando com a Canibal Filmes
(Writer)
O Terno do Zé
(Set Decoration)
Quem é Gurcius Gewdner?
(Music)
Erivaldo, o Astronauta Místico
(Director)
Sangue Marginal
(Cinematography)
O Triunvirato
(Director)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Screenplay)
Good Morning Carlos
(Director)
The Whore with the Chainsaw
(Executive Producer)
Zombio 2
(Associate Producer)
The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
(Editor)
The Whore with the Chainsaw
(Editor)
Arrombada - I'll Piss On Your Fucking Grave!!!
(Editor)
Zombio 2
(Editor)
The Noble Bloodsucker Politician
(Associate Producer)
Arrombada - I'll Piss On Your Fucking Grave!!!
(Producer)
290 Poisons
(Editor)
Crazy Rally
(Writer)
Crazy Rally
(Editor)
Lieder die Soldaten Morgen
(Director)
The Frightened President
(Writer)
Ulisses
(Editor)
Mutant Maniacs
(Editor)
Sad Clown
(Editor)
The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
(Editor)
The Enjoyment of the Avacalho
(Associate Producer)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Director of Photography)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Music Coordinator)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Editor)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Associate Producer)
Texas Carlos Massacre
(Director)
Guidable: The Real History of Ratos de Porão
(Production Assistant)
A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
(Songs)
Nosferatum
(Director)
Nosferatum
(Screenplay)
Nosferatum
(Editor)
Nosferatum
(Producer)
Poluição dos Mares & Oceanos
(Director)
Poluição dos Mares & Oceanos
(Editor)
Poluição dos Mares & Oceanos
(Director of Photography)
Poluição dos Mares & Oceanos
(Screenplay)
Pe ataju jumali / Hot air
(Editor)
Pe ataju jumali / Hot air
(Associate Producer)
Eu Sou um Pequeno Panda
(Director)
Eu Sou um Pequeno Panda
(Editor)
Eu Sou um Pequeno Panda
(Script)
Eu Sou um Pequeno Panda
(Director of Photography)
Eu Sou um Pequeno Panda
(Writer)
How to Irritate Hardcore Dandies
(Director)
How to Irritate Hardcore Dandies
(Editor)
How to Irritate Hardcore Dandies
(Director of Photography)
How to Irritate Hardcore Dandies
(Screenplay)
Monstrolândia
(Editor)
Monstrolândia
(Associate Producer)
Rota 69
(Editor)
Folias em Bagdá
(Editor)
A Normalista e o Anormal
(Editor)
A Normalista e o Anormal
(Music Consultant)
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes
(Editor)
Com a Boca na Botija
(Editor)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
(Music Coordinator)
Tatuada
(Director)
Tatuada
(Director of Photography)
Tatuada
(Editor)
Privadas de Suas Vidas
(Screenplay)
Tatuada
(Screenplay)
Ten Years Without GG Allin
(Director)
Ten Years Without GG Allin
(Editor)
Ten Years Without GG Allin
(Screenplay)
Holyterror
(Additional Photography)
Pressa de te amar
(Director)
Pressa de te amar
(Animation)
Pressa de te amar
(Screenplay)
Seahorse comes on horseback
(Director)
Seahorse comes on horseback
(Editor)
Seahorse comes on horseback
(Screenplay)
Quarantine in the Empire - Isolation of the Famous
(Editor)
Quarantine in the Empire - Isolation of the Famous
(Screenplay)
Quarantine in the Empire - Isolation of the Famous
(Producer)
New Year's Day
(Director)
New Year's Day
(Director of Photography)
New Year's Day
(Music Coordinator)
New Year's Day
(Writers' Assistant)
The Population of Colonial Spanish America
(Director)
The Population of Colonial Spanish America
(Screenplay)
The Population of Colonial Spanish America
(Music Score Producer)
The Life and Death of Reincarnation by Gurcius Gewdner
(Archival Footage Research)
Trash Double
(Director)
Trash Double
(Screenplay)
Trash Double
(Music)
Trash Double
(Producer)
Nham-Nham, A Criatura
(Vocals)
Living Breath
(Editor)
Living Breath
(Producer)
Go Back
(Editor)
A História do Olho
(Editor)
A História do Olho
(Music Consultant)
A Brasa do Norte
(Editor)
Serguei - The Last Psychedelic
(Editor)
Trash Double
(Editor)
Atomic Beer
(Editor)
Sad Clown
(Music Co-Supervisor)
Nobody Must Die
(Sound Editor)
The Sweet Advance of the Knife
(Sound Editor)
Zombio 2
(Sound Editor)
Trash! A Série
(Art Designer)